Monday, October 31, 2011

Zaorick / Charcoal Designs

Happy Hallowe'en!

See that ring she's wearing? There's more where that came from.

When I say more, I mean pages upon pages upon pages more. Japan's Zaorick offers oodles of ghoulish treats for you to peruse. If you don't read Japanese, just click where you'd normally find the "next page" link at the bottom of any blog page. And keep clicking and clicking.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Vanessa Arthur / Pennie Jagiello

I love this gorgeous transformation of reclaimed building materials, like laminate and plywood, by New Zealand's Vanessa Arthur. She has a funny streak, too, as one of them (pictured above, bottom) is ironically named "lifetime guarantee."

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Lucy Jenkins / Lisa Watson

London metalsmith Lucy Jenkins uses recycled materials like fuses, zippers and watch straps in these bird and book rings. But if you want to get at the, um, meat of her work, you'll have to check out her taxidermy jewellery.

Bonus link: if you're squeamish like me, here's a NON-taxidermied bunny from UK jeweller Lisa Watson. Much of her work incorporates anodised aluminium (that's "anodized aluminum" if you don't speak British).

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

mzuu / Yunhee Kim

At first, this jeweller was going to be part of Monday's skull ring post. Then it was going to be part of Tuesday's diamond ring post. With such a wide selection of rings, it could be part of any post, so let me avoid putting it off any longer and dedicate today's post to Korea's mzuu. The rings above (including smoking skulls!) are from their "Rollips" collection.

Bonus link:For another Korean jeweller, check out metalsmith Yunhee Kim. I love her "blossom" ring and how you can stack different styles to make your own statement.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Mel Miller / Beccy Boo

Awwwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeahhhh.

Australia's Mel Miller has re-awakened my long-ago obsession with bouncy balls, using the Funnest Toy on Earth as "stones" in her rings (some of which even glow in the dark). She also carves those balls into tubes for use as beads  visit her site to see!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Lena & Fredrik / Autumn Brown

Two incompatible rings (unless you like burning thread) from two compatible designers, Lena & Fredrik (Lena Åberg & Fredrik Lundberg). In addition to creating jewellery and objects, the duo teach classes in silversmithing  but you'll have to go to Sweden if you want to take part!

Bonus link:Maybe fire and thread are compatible. This porcelain "Firecracker" ring has an enamel design that looks like it's been stitched with thread. Ring by Georgia's Autumn Brown.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Rachael Colley / Muriel & Lily (Mary Larkin)

For all the times I've talked about rings that look good enough to eat, here are some rings made of food good enough to wear. The red rings above (bottom) feature double-sided tape and raspberry jelly! Also shown above (top) are "U-R-N" rings with Whitby jet dust, flour and dried blood. For more fantastic work, check out UK artist Rachael Colley.

Bonus link:We can't have all that beef and carbs without some veggies, so here are some avocado skin rings by Muriel & Lily (British jeweller Mary Larkin).

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Claire Baloge / Chelsea Miller Designs

I love these silver and clay rings by French artist Claire Baloge but she has some really crappy pieces on her website. No, I mean really crappy  as in actual camel dung! Not to mention hair, organic copper and lots, lots more.

Bonus link:For more clay, check out the ceramic shard jewellery of South Carolina's Chelsea Miller Designs, who literally digs for pieces from the late 1600s to the early 1900s.

Monday, October 10, 2011

yyogurt (Anna Yingnan Yu) / Aida Pekin

There's yogurt unflavoured...

...and then there's yogurt with a bit of colour. I'm not talking in metaphors, I'm talking about yyogurt and yyogurt unflavored, the two sides of Chinese designer Anna Yingnan Yu (formerly Yu Yu Design).

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